cassettes:		Analogue (compact) cassette was the first format we employed, back in the early 1980s. Although the format has pretty much had its day, some releases are still available in this form, although these will be phased out as stocks decline. All cassettes use chrome tape and are professionally duplicated in real time. If you would like a CD copy making (from the original master) of a release currently only available on cassette, e-mail and let us know.

LPs:		LPs are pretty straightforward - there aren't many left in the catalogue, but all vinyl is new, and packed with care! If you would like a CD copy making (from the original master) of a release currently only available on LP, e-mail and get in touch.

CDs:

Most currently available CDs featured on this site are replicated (pressed) CDs, although a minority are duplicated (recorded) CDs. You will also find on the site a small number of deleted albums which are no longer available in their original format, but which can be aupplied on a made-to-order CDR. For current Bruce's Fingers releases, duplicated CDs have sometimes been used in order to make (or keep) certain music available where replication is not a viable option for various practical reasons. BF duplicated CDs are professionally prepared by a specialist company, using the highest possible quality media, and packaged with exactly the same industrially printed booklets & inlays as replicated CDs; the discs themselves are printed, not labelled. Because we insist on a high quality of product, we have perhaps experienced fewer technical problems with these duplicated CDs than with industrially replicated CDs. [We tend not to use the term CDR for these discs because (i) these discs are no longer recordable, so the term is technically inaccurate (ii) these discs should not be equated with the home-made low-quality-threshold items being produced by some musicians and small labels, or our 'archive' made-to-order CDRs.] Anyway, The key point is that this is the only way we can enable you to hear the music in question... For your information, the following BF CDs are currently being supplied in the duplicated CD format: Axis Of Cavity, Picture August, Termite One, Bogey's. CDs from other labels are supplied as provided by the labels concerned. Mainly these will be replicated, but some will be duplicated - if you are familiar with the label in question, you may know what to expect. If you need more information about a specific release, e-mail.